U23 World League

AgroMelo Stadium
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Albertino Brites got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute, Rato Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cássio Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albertino Brites sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Cesinha Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertino Brites in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Wilton Baptista threw the ball into play from the sideline. Terceirense F.C.'s Miguel Souto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albertino Brites in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cesinha Veiga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Terceirense F.C.'s Rato Toscano got a free kick in the 24th minute. Cássio Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolfo Marcos in the 26th minute of play. Albertino Brites hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolfo Marcos in the 31st minute of play forced Terceirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Cássio Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolfo Marcos in the 34th minute of the match. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hartmann Futebol Clube! Hartmann Futebol Clube:s Cesinha Veiga showed great skill when he stopped Gustavo Amorim:s penalty. Gustavo Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesinha Veiga having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dolfo Marcos was the one to do the kick off. Bruninho Chaves's late challenge caught a Terceirense F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruninho Chaves helped the player get up and apologised. After 51 played minutes Hartmann Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Chaves. 52 minutes into the game, Terceirense F.C.'s Albertino Brites nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cesinha Veiga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The supporters of Terceirense F.C. booed when Hartmann Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glauco do Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 59 minutes, Glauco do Nascimento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hartmann Futebol Clube and the Terceirense F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Hartmann Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Glauco do Nascimento. Tião Guerra hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Terceirense F.C.'s Noel Castanheira was substituted for Albertino Brites. Cesinha Veiga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Noel Castanheira's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After 73 minutes Hartmann Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustavo Amorim who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gustavo Amorim got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cesinha Veiga quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Noel Castanheira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesinha Veiga was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Cesinha Veiga came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Terceirense F.C.'s Noel Castanheira. But to his dismay, Noel Castanheira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 91 played minutes Terceirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Noel Castanheira. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Dolfo Marcos suffered a concussion after 92 minutes and had to leave the field. Rato Toscano kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Alfredinho da Mata in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cássio Baptista, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the referee ended the match the Terceirense F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.